Structural and electrical properties of co-evaporated In, Ga-rich CIGS thin films

Abstract:

The CIGS thin films are prepared by co-evaporation of elemental In, Ga and Se on the substrates of Mo-coated glasses at400℃ followed by co-evaporation of elemental Cu and Se at 550℃. We study the structural and electrical properties usingXRD, XRF and Hall effect measurements. In general, Cu(In,Cra)5Se8 phase exists when Cu/(In Ga) ratio is from 0.17 to0.27, Cu(In,Ga)3Se5 phase exists for Cu/(In Ga) ratio between 0.27 and 0.41, Cu2(In,Ga)4Se7 and Cu(In,Ga)2Se3.5 phasesexist for Cu/(In Ga) ratio between 0.41 and 0.61, and OVC(or ODC) and CuIn0.7Ga0.3 Se2 phases exist when Cu/(In Ga)ratio is from 0.61 to 0.88. With the increase of Cu/(In Ga) ratio, the carrier concentrations of the films gradually increase,but the electrical resistivity gradually decreases.